How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough
[More than a decade into Beijing’s push for self sufficiency, Chinese firms are producing fewer, lower-performing chips than their foreign competitors.
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How Peter Biar Ajak, a Sudanese Peace Activist, Was Caught Plotting a Coup
Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.
150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN
. Afghans line up outside a bank to take out their money after Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan September 1, 2021. REUTERS GENEVA: Nearly 150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran this year, with the speed and size of the migration pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis, the UN refugee agency said Friday. After decades … Read more
$8,000 freight, closed borders wipe out produce exports
[ PFVA warns blocked markets leave 2m tonne potato surplus at risk, seeks $30 DLTL relief KARACHI: All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA) has expressed grave concern over a sharp decline in export volumes, warning that the fruit and vegetable sector is nearing a breaking point. The association said a … Read more
Two brothers held in jirga killings
. Rawalpindi police. Photo APP RAWALPINDI: Civil Lines Police claimed on Friday to have arrested two real brothers allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of two men during a jirga, while raids are ongoing to apprehend a third suspect. According to police, the incident occurred a week ago in Gulistan Colony, where Usman Zaheer and … Read more
How Bangladesh Went From Revolution to Elections
new video loaded: How Bangladesh Went From Revolution to Elections Bangladesh held the first national elections since a student revolution in the summer of 2024. Standing outside the Dhaka university, the epicenter of the student movement, New York Times correspondent Anupreeta Das explains what the recent elections mean for the country’s future. By Anupreeta Das, … Read more
OGRA raises RLNG pricesby up to 0.59%
[ Increase driven by higher terminal charges; rates lifted for both SNGPL, SSGC consumers RLNG. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil and gas regulator has raised re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices by up to 0.59% for February 2026, citing a marginal increase in terminal charges. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) announced its decision … Read more
Tax simplification, trader scheme under consideration
[ LAHORE: Tax Policy Office Director General Najeeb A Memon has said that the government’s economic strategy focuses on strengthening the industrial base and increasing exports. In this regard, tax reforms are being developed to make the system business-friendly, encourage investment and reduce production costs. Speaking at a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce … Read more
US moving second carrier to ME as Iran tensions build
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, US officials said on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran. The Gerald R Ford carrier, the United States’ newest and the world’s largest carrier, has been … Read more
Digital stamping to boost transparency
E-stamp. PHOTO: estamp.gos.pk ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has introduced e-stamping across Islamabad, shifting the issuance of stamp papers to a digital portal in a move aimed at preventing misuse and ensuring greater transparency. A spokesman for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration said the initiative was designed to close loopholes associated with manual stamp papers … Read more